New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-27
AWAITING SUPPRESSION.
DIFFICULTIES OF IRISH JOURNALISM.
UNITED IRELAND PREPARED FOR SEIZURE BY THE
CASTLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INFORMA-
TIoN-Ir DEFIEs ITS OPPRESsORs.
ny CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.)

Copyright; 1897 BY The Nt,e. York Tribune.
DUBLIN, Oct 26-Ths is press night with
UNITED Ireland" and we are expecting sup
preston. 1t was decided last Friday at the
Privy Council to attack us That we learn through
one Of United Ireland's" infallibe subterranean
agencies. The design has been delayed till now
because last weeks issue had all been distributed
when it decided TO seize it. Thursday is
publication day, and our Information is that the
bundles will be seized as they leave the Office
for the trains in the morning. 1t is quite possible
that there may be further delay about the exc
cution Of this bold design when the Castle folk
read the first article in to-morrOw's paper which
takes the seizure for granted. They may hesitate,
if only TO have the satisfaction Of proving US
astray in our information. If they do shall
he glad. 1t will leave as another week in Ireland
TO the good cause. and post. one their chance OF
seising the paper until Mr.. OBricn is in prison.,
rs he pretty certainly will be soon as his
appeal is heard by the bigoted County Court
Judge who is TO try him next Monday. II they
hesitate, moreover. the country will take it for a
sign that they are afraid. for the whole country
knows that they have been making lasscs at
United Ireland for the past few weeks. They
have sent their policemen about the villages
md rural towns frightening our news agents
from selling the Iarcr, and commanding them
under pain OF prosecution to take in our placards
from the door. Yet they have not vcnturcd 10 look
aisrosl cotfully at the huge boards of placards
which exhibited here in Abbcy-st outside
the office itself
RrADY FOR THE WORST.
Whatever happens, United Irclaud7 is pre-
pared for them. If driven out of Ireland it will
be published in Engla The act Of supprcssing
the larcr or seizing tic issue, remember. will lc
distinctly Illegal. as the present Coercion Act
gives the Government no power for such step
They will lie breaking the law and going outside
their own Coercion Act if they adopt this course
As yOa may be curious to the article which
will anticipate the SUPP rcssion, and which is
headed come On" / append some extracts;
No free press in Ireland, isn't there cli,d Lord
On Tyne. triumphanuy producing Uni ed Ireland"
IL seems just pos ole that he may not .recur eXu
tanuy 10 our present Issue for an illustration of the
Wild rcodOm OF printing enjoyed in Ireland 1t seems
possible that If he desires copy he viii have
to poke III some Castle c.Iiar for IT, II was decided
last Fridays PriVy Council to make descent upon
this Office. Watcher the burglary come OF lore
the present ISSUE is distributed, we ar lst aware i
j. Away the cars that this pIcma publication
Of the pot may be our best protection. NJ PetLcr
O'Brens yani may be more pqucd 10 prove Ms
astray in our information than his vlndicvcness 10
pounce upon his prey That affair Of thc cipher
II would be iulc. however, shut our eyes to the
indications tha' have reached Us that another install
mont of Castle vengeance for the WOodUd midnight
meeting IL in course of preparation. What may bc,
or when II may come, l. not - personally mat
OF grave concern We do no suppose that NJ Bal
sufficiently daft 10 believe that he l. going 10
silence suppress United Ireland.
We IL will not be considered bOaStful II VIC
say that stronger men than he tried IL il more danger
Uus lines and that we have managed 10 survive
them Under the first Coercion Act We were hunted
from English to town with every mans hand
against Us. and yet We were not hunted down Every
mans hand will not be against us now in England
The second Coercion Act gave power to sclAc any
issue the Lord Leu enant pleased. The l"ld Leu
tenant did please TO seize, but did not please to
die The present Grimes Act con aims no such power
and even IL IL did. trust Mr.. BalfOurs education
in Dublin Castle is already suniciently far advanced
TO sa isfy him that sf he were to keep numerous
army on foot for the sole purpose OF tracking our
Iapera they would still find their way through glen
the penal DAYS T. r.. GIu, NJ T.